2. Call and Response
Description:
The teacher presents a musical phrase (the call), and the student responds with a complementary phrase (the response). This exchange develops active listening, musical communication, and improvisational skills.
Variations:
- Responding with improvised phrases while maintaining the style of the call. Singing the response with "nanana" or with note names (sol-fa, ABC, do fixed, numeric system).
- Singing and playing the response immediately.
- Playing the response on an instrument after vocalizing the call.
- Adding rhythm-only responses to focus on timing and phrasing.
- Alternating roles where students become the caller.
Purpose:
To strengthen aural skills, enhance responsiveness to musical cues, and foster creativity and musical intuition. It also develops timing, articulation, and the ability to adapt quickly to musical contexts, laying a foundation for improvisation and ensemble communication.
-Example of call and response:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5ROGROkiu8
-Example in soul style:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCcbDu8Fwvg&t=54s
-Example in jazz style: